Software Engineer
Meta
Software Engineering
Menlo Park, CA, USA
USD 222,772-240,240 / year + Equity
Posted on Aug 30, 2025
Software Engineer
Menlo Park, CA • Full Time
Meta
Software Engineering
Engineering
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.
Software Engineer Responsibilities
- Research, design, develop, build and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for large distributed components that run applications.
- Duties include: Build new software features and improve existing products.
- Push code, and drive the development of the systems behind our products.
- Create web applications that reach billions of people, build high volume servers, and be a part of a team to connect people around the globe.
- Develop relevant product area, codebase, and systems.
- Demonstrate proficiency in data analysis, programming and software engineering.
- Produce high-quality code with good test coverage, while using modern abstractions and frameworks.
- Master internal development standards from developing to releasing code in order to take on tasks and projects with increasing levels of complexity.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 24 months of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation
- Requires 24 months of experience in the following:
- 1. Coding in one of the following industry-standard languages: C, C++, Java, or C#
- 2. Building large-scale infrastructure applications and highly-scalable performant solutions
- 3. Relational databases and SQL
- 4. Conducting design and code reviews
- 5. Object-oriented software development
- 6. Building maintainable and testable codes bases including API design and unit testing techniques
- 7. Software development tools: Code editors (VIM or Emacs), and revision control systems (Subversion, GIT, or Perforce)
- 8. Distributed systems including sharding, consistency, and availability
- and 9. Algorithms
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About Meta
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$222,772/year to $240,240/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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